Chapter 96 Chapter 96 Another trouble

On the day Ba Ge left, Kangxi went to see him off in person. The scene was very spectacular, and the maids in the Qianqing Palace also sneaked out to watch the fun, and when they came back, they chatted about Ba Ge's heroic posture sitting high on the horse.The more Qingchuan heard it, the more upset she became. After watching the maids clean Kangxi's bedroom, she simply asked Li Dequan for leave and went back to her own courtyard. Not long after she went back, she heard a little eunuch calling her outside, but when she went out, she saw that she was unfamiliar, she couldn't help being a little surprised, and asked, "What do you want from me?"

The little eunuch smiled at Qing Chuan, looked around and saw no one around, and then said in a low voice: "The slave is working for elder brother. When the eighth elder brother was leaving, he asked the slave to tell aunt that he is not here." During the days in the palace, please ask my aunt to take care of the concubine Liang in Chengqian Palace for him." Qingchuan was taken aback when she heard that, she had heard that Concubine Liang had been imprisoned in Chengqian Palace, but she didn't expect that the eighth elder brother would entrust her with this matter, so she asked the little eunuch, "What else did the eighth elder brother say?" ?”

The little eunuch thought for a while and replied: "Brother Eight said that because Concubine Liang was imprisoned, the eunuchs and maids in the palace often cheated Concubine Liang on food and drink. When he was in the palace, they were afraid of him and dared not It's too much, now that he's going to inspect the river, he's afraid Concubine Liang will be bullied. So please take care of Concubine Liang and bring her some food every day." Qingchuan unconsciously remembered what Bingyue said, because of Concubine Liang, the eighth elder brother was very angry since he was a child, so he developed his current temper. She felt a little soft-hearted in her heart, nodded and said: "Okay, I Got it, you go back."

The little eunuch just left, but he didn't leave when he got out of the courtyard, he just quietly hid in the side corridor, after a while, seeing that Qingchuan really went out with the food box, he trotted to Elder Brother's place , found the thirteenth elder brother and reported: "Master, everything is done, Qingchuan has already delivered food to Chengqian Palace." Thirteenth elder brother nodded, and called two young maids to come in, gave some instructions in a low voice, and then the two maids left. Aren't they the rough envoys in the Qianqing Palace? The master still needs them?"

Elder Brother Thirteen smiled and said softly, "Just wait and see." Besides, those two maids went directly to the Qianqing Palace after they came out of elder brother's house, pretending to clean the corridor with a broom, but from the corner of their eyes, they glanced at the gate of the palace from time to time, and saw the concubine coming from a distance supporting Wanyue The two hurriedly turned their backs, pretending that they didn't see her, and discussed: "Hey, did you find out? Empress Xi has been looking for Qingchuan lately." Just when Jubilee heard this, she couldn't help but paused, stopped behind the pillar, and heard another court lady say: "Of course, Qingchuan is a celebrity by the emperor's side, which empress doesn't want to curry favor with her? "

The court lady who spoke just now sneered, and said, "It's a pity that Qingchuan didn't take Empress Xi seriously in her heart." Another maid asked in surprise, "Why?" The court lady replied: "Think about it, Qingchuan belongs to the eighth elder brother. The concubine Xi didn't have a son, and she wholeheartedly supported the eighth elder brother. Qingchuan will naturally take her seriously. Now she has a son of her own. Of course He wants to plan for his own son. Why is Qingchuan still facing her? I heard that Qingchuan has been going to Chengqian Palace recently to meet the eighth elder brother's biological mother, Concubine Liang. I think Concubine Liang is coming out of the mountain soon... "

The concubine was extremely annoyed when she heard this. She came to look for Qingchuan several times in recent days, but she didn't see Qingchuan. She secretly suspected that Qingchuan was really busy, or was deliberately avoiding her. Qingchuan has a second heart with her. Seeing that the concubine's complexion was not good, Wanyue who was beside her coughed a few times for fear that the two maids would go on talking. The two maids acted as if they had just discovered the concubine, knelt down on the ground in panic, and kowtowed repeatedly: "Damn it, damn it, damn it!"

The concubine gave the two of them a cold look, supported Wan Yueqi and rushed out, and said in a low voice bitterly: "It's a shame that an abandoned old woman wants to make trouble after being locked up in the cold palace for so many years." It's fantastic." Wanyue saw that she left Qianqing Palace but turned east, not the direction of Chuxiu Palace, so she couldn't help but ask her: "Mother, where are we going?" The concubine Xi was going to Chengqian Palace to find out what happened, but when she heard Wanyue's question, she suddenly calmed down, secretly thinking that something is wrong, Qingchuan is so smart, why would she choose a good concubine over her?Is it because of this piece of meat in her stomach?No, no, no, she can't mess with herself, if she falls into someone else's trap, it will be too late.

Thinking of this, the imperial concubine stopped and said, "Wan Yue, return to the palace." As he was turning around, he saw Qingchuan stealthily walking past the corridor with a food box, which was in the direction of Chengqian Palace.The concubine Xi couldn't help being taken aback, and Wanyue beside her asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, should we go up and stop her?" Jubilee squinted her eyes, covered the sharpness in her eyes, stretched out her hand to cover Wan Yue, and said in a low voice: "Forget it, it's good for everyone to be clear, why bother to make yourself unhappy?"

Qingchuan had just brought some food from the imperial dining room, and walked all the way avoiding people, but she didn't know that she had been spotted by the concubine Xi.She walked outside the gate of Chengqian Palace, looked left and right to see if there was no one there, and then gently pushed open the palace gate, and saw that the layout of the courtyard was the same as when she came last time, except for the steward who had seen last time. My aunt is boxing in the courtyard. Qingchuan was about to go up to talk to her, but she suddenly punched Qingchuan. Qingchuan was startled, and hurriedly dodged to the side in a panic, but the food box in his hand fell to the ground.The woman withdrew her fist, smiled, and said, "What are you doing here? Could it be that the eighth elder brother has an accident again?"

Qing Chuan quickly shook her head and said: "No, I'll bring some food to Concubine Liang." The woman was a little surprised, looked at Qingchuan, and asked, "Oh, aren't you afraid that it will be heard by the emperor and you will be punished?" Seeing that the food boxes were all broken, Qingchuan felt a little depressed, squatting on the ground while tidying up the food boxes, and replied sullenly: "One day husband and wife, one hundred days of kindness, no matter what happened between the emperor and the empress, You shouldn't let the empress have enough food and clothing, Qingchuan only wants to have a clear conscience, and doesn't care about other things." The woman was even more surprised when she heard this, looked around Qingchuan, and said to herself: "You are not like the women here, but rather..." Qingchuan heard it strangely, and couldn't help asking: "What does it look like?" The woman smiled and didn't continue, but instead asked: "What did you bring to eat? Show me?" Qing Chuan put the food box on the table and brought out the snacks inside, seeing that it was already covered with dust, "Oops, it seems a bit dirty." The woman smiled indifferently, took a piece over, blew the dust casually, and said: "It's okay, if you eat dirty food, you won't get sick easily." After speaking, he put it in his mouth and ate it.Seeing her like this, Qingchuan thought she was hungry, and felt even more unbearable, so he hurriedly picked out another two yuan and gave it to her, saying: "The concubine Liang can't eat so much, you eat more, and I will give the concubine Liang the leftovers." Just order some, and I will send new meals tomorrow." The woman smiled, raised her head and asked Qing Chuan, "Is there any other lady here besides me?" Qing Chuan couldn't help being dumbfounded when he heard that, he stared blankly at the woman, "You are just..." The woman nodded and said with a smile: "That's right, I am Concubine Liang." Qing Chuan widened her eyes in astonishment, and looked at the woman in disbelief. It took her a long time to react, and hurriedly pleaded guilty to her: "This servant deserves to die, please forgive me." Concubine Liang smiled, and said to her while eating snacks: "I'm too happy for you to bring me food, so why blame you? I don't like this thing the most, get up... yes Well, don’t give any dim sum if you send it tomorrow, I like to eat braised pork ribs, so you can bring some.” Qing Chuan still couldn't recover, and just nodded in a daze. Concubine Liang laughed again and said: "Okay, I know you are the court lady next to the emperor, you can go quickly, if people know that you dare to bring me food, I'm afraid you won't be able to come tomorrow even if you want to." Qing Chuan nodded, resigned from Concubine Liang and went back. On the second day, she really asked for braised pork ribs from the Imperial Dining Room and sent them to Concubine Liang.Concubine Liang was very happy, she simply told Qingchuan what she wanted to eat.Qing Chuan was not afraid of trouble, and went to the Imperial Dining Room every day under the banner of Qianqing Palace to ask for food.Everyone in the imperial dining room knew that she was the most popular court lady around Kangxi, so they didn't dare to offend her at all, and she would do whatever she wanted. In this way, he delivered meals to Concubine Liang for many days in a row. On this day, Kangxi suddenly called Qingchuan to him.Qing Chuan only thought that he had found out that he had brought meals to Concubine Liang, and she was very disturbed, so she asked Kang Xi cautiously, "What orders does the Emperor have for the servants?" Kangxi smiled, but said: "My concubine has been arguing a lot these days, and I always want to eat the dim sum you made, so you can go to Chuxiu Palace as an errand, and you will come back when the concubine gives birth to a little elder brother. In time, I will reward you well." Qingchuan breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time felt a little surprised. When she was in Chuxiu Palace, the concubine did not like her snacks much. Why did she call her by name now?But since Kangxi had spoken out, she absolutely could not refuse, so she could only bow her knees and salute: "Your servant understands, now I will pack up and go to Chuxiu Palace on business." Kangxi was very happy, and personally asked someone to send Qingchuan there.When they arrived at Chuxiu Palace, the concubine Xi also had an apologetic expression on her face. She held Qingchuan's hand and said, "I don't know what's wrong recently. I always feel that others are not as good as you, so I always think about your well-being. Fortunately, the emperor accommodated me and called me If you come to serve me, I will trouble you more in the future." Qing Chuan didn't know why the concubine Xi was so polite, and said hastily after hearing the words: "Where is the empress, it is a blessing to serve the empress." Jubilee smiled, and told Wan Yue to lead Qing Chuan down to settle down.Wan Yue brought Qingchuan back to Ganxi No. 4 House, pointed to the house where she lived before and said: "You also know that all the servants in our palace live in this courtyard, since you are back, why don't you live in the previous room, okay? ?”